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Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic
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Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Singapore
Photo courteously given by Hyflux,Ltd.
Photo courteously given by Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Singapore
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Authority, Singapore
H.E. Mr. Petro POROSHENKO, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, made a working
visit to the Republic of Singapore on 20 January 2010.
During the visit H.E. Mr. Petro Poroshenko held talks with H.E. Mr. George Yeo, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Singapore.
Ministers discussed prospects of bilateral political dialogue, as well as a number of issues of
Ukrainian-Singapore cooperation in trade and economic spheres, including the attraction of
Singapore investments for infrastructure projects, bilateral scientific-technical and military-technical
cooperation.
Ministers noted the progress in free trade agreement negotiations between Ukraine and Singapore.
A special attention was paid to the interaction in the sphere of piracy combating.
During the discussion on cooperation within international organizations Ukrainian Foreign Minister
appealed to the Singaporean side to render support to Ukraine during the elections of non-
permanent members of UN Security Council for the period 2016-2017.
H.E. Mr. Petro Poroshenko invited his Singapore counterpart to visit Ukraine in 2010.
The Minister also conveyed the invitation to visit Ukraine to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's Minister
Mentor.
During his visit Ukrainian Minister had a meeting with Mr. Eric Tan, Commissioner of the Immigration
and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore. The Ukrainian Side was briefed on the ICA activities in the
context of possible use of Singapore experience in the building of reliable migration management.
Mr. Petro Poroshenko also visited "SingSpring Desalination Plant", where he was demonstrated the
advanced technologies of water purification.
During the meeting with Ms Olivia Lum, Group CEO, President and Managing Director, "Hyflux
Ltd.", the Parties discussed possible cooperation and joint Ukrainian-Singapore projects in the
sphere of water management.